How to Train a Beagle Puppy to Howl

To begin, place lots of small, tasty treats into a small Ziploc bag, and place the bag into your pocket. If you have a treat pouch, then you can also place the treats into a treat pouch and cover the pouch with your shirt, so that it is out of sight.

Pay attention to your puppy throughout the day, and listen for any howling.

When you see or hear your puppy begin to howl, go over to him and tell him "Howl!", then praise him and give him a treat.

Repeat telling your puppy to 'howl' and rewarding him whenever he howls. Do this until you have caught him howling at least thirty times. How long this takes will depend on how often your puppy howls at things.

After you have caught your puppy howling at least thirty times and rewarded him each time, then test whether or not your puppy understands the command. To test him, get his attention and tell him "Howl!". If he howls, then praise him and give him a treat.

If your puppy does not howl when you tell him to, then go back to rewarding him when he offers it on his own. After you have told him "Howl" and rewarded him at least ten more times, then test him again. Retest him after every ten repetitions, until he will finally howl when you tell him to.

When your beagle will howl when you tell him to, then practice until he will do it consistently.

To begin, find a video or a sound clip of a loud siren, such as a fire truck siren. Play the siren noise on your portable electronic device, such as a smartphone or tablet, behind your back for your puppy. This is to test whether or not he will howl in response to that video or sound clip. If he does howl, then move onto the next step using that siren recording. If he does not howl, then test other videos or sound clips until you find one that he will howl in response to.

Tell your puppy "Howl" in an excited voice, then play the siren recording on your electronic device from behind your back, where your dog cannot see it.

While you are playing the siren noise, when your puppy begins to howl, praise him and give him a treat.

Repeat telling your puppy to "Howl", then playing the siren recording, then praising and rewarding your puppy when he howls. Do this at least thirty times throughout the week.

After you have practiced 'howl' at least thirty times, then test whether or not your puppy understands the command. To test this, play the recording for him and reward him for howling. After you have rewarded him and he is quiet again, tell him to 'howl' and wait seven seconds. If he does it, then reward him with five treats, giving one treat at a time. Test this up to five times in a row.

If your puppy will not howl when told to during any of the tests, then practice with the siren for longer. Practice with the siren at least fifteen more times before testing him again. Repeat this process until he will howl when you test him.

When your puppy will howl when told to, then practice telling him to howl after he has finished howling in response to the recording. Do this at least thirty times.

After thirty repetitions, call your puppy over to you and tell him to howl without preparing him with the recording. Wait seven seconds to see if he will do it, and if he does not then repeat the command and waiting up to five times. If he howls during any of the five repetitions, praise him and reward him.

If your puppy does not howl, then practice for longer. Play the siren recording beforehand to trigger his howling, then tell him to "howl" again when he is quiet. Do this at least fifteen more times, and then retest him without the recording again. Repeat testing him after every fifteen repetitions, until he will howl without playing the recording beforehand.

When your puppy will howl when you simply command him to 'howl', then practice the command with him, until he can do it consistently. When he can do it consistently, he has officially learned the trick!

To begin, on a portable electronic device, such as a smartphone or tablet, find a recording of high pitched music that your puppy will howl in response to. Good options to try are recordings of people loudly singing high pitched Christmas music off key, people singing high pitched pop culture songs off key, high pitched piano music, and music involving trumpets or flutes.

When you find music that your puppy will howl in response to, then hide your portable electronic device behind your back, with the music ready to play on it, where your puppy cannot see it.

Tell your puppy to "Howl", and play the music on your device. When your puppy starts to howl then praise him enthusiastically, and give him a treat. Stop the music while you are giving him the treat.

Practice telling your puppy to howl, then playing the music, and then rewarding him for it. Do this at least thirty times. After thirty repetitions, command your puppy to howl again, after rewarding him for howling in response to the music just seconds before. When you tell him this time, do not play the music after you tell him. If he howls without the music, then praise him and give him a treat.

If your puppy does not howl on command, then practice with the music every time for longer. After at least fifteen repetitions, try to get him to repeat his howling without the music again. Repeat this process until he will howl without music.

When your puppy will howl again, then practice telling him "Howl" again, without music, at least thirty times.

After thirty repetitions, then tell your puppy to howl without playing any music during the previous hour. If he does it, then praise him and reward him with a treat. Then practice it until he can do it consistently.

If your puppy does not do it, then go back to telling him to "Howl" again without music after he has stopped howling in response to the music the previous time. Do this at least fifteen more times before trying without any music during the hour beforehand again. Repeat this process, until your puppy will howl without any music beforehand when you tell him to. When your puppy consistently no longer needs any music, then he has learned to howl on command. Great job!